Medical Education
4 resources
The Resus Room
High-quality emergency medicine education covering resuscitation, critical care and time-critical presentations, pitched at registrar and consultant level. Case-based, evidence-grounded and consistently excellent.
First10EM
Dr Justin Morgenstern's evidence-based EM blog — deep dives, research roundups and critical appraisals that genuinely change practice. One of the most rigorous and readable FOAMed resources available.
Life in the Fast Lane (LITFL)
The gold standard Australasian FOAMed resource — ECG library, critical care compendium, clinical cases, toxicology, procedures and more. Created by FAcEM and FANZCA clinicians. Indispensable.
Deranged Physiology
A comprehensive free resource for intensive care medicine and physiology, created by Alex Yartsev. The depth of content — from ventilator management to pharmacokinetics — makes it invaluable for anyone working in or around the ICU.
Podcasts
3 resourcesWilderness Medicine Updates
Focused podcast covering the latest in wilderness, expedition and austere environment medicine. Relevant pre-expedition listening covering altitude illness, hypothermia, trauma and medical emergencies in remote settings.
Emergency Medicine Cases
Dr Anton Helman's long-running and meticulously produced EM podcast — in-depth roundtable discussions on core EM topics with expert guests. One of the most downloaded emergency medicine podcasts in the world.
Prehospital Care Podcast
Education and discussion for prehospital and retrieval clinicians — covering time-critical decision making, scene management, system design and the evidence base for prehospital interventions.
Paper Reviews
3 resources
The Bottom Line
Landmark critical care papers summarised, critiqued and distilled into a clear clinical conclusion. Updated monthly with the most important new publications. An essential resource for keeping up with the ICU and emergency medicine literature.
Critical Care Reviews
Claims to be the most up-to-date critical care website in the world — and backs it up. New landmark papers are posted within days of publication with expert commentary. Also produces an annual conference and a curated Foundational Trials Collection.
St Emlyn's Blog
Manchester-based emergency medicine blog covering evidence appraisal, simulation, education and the realities of clinical practice. Honest, readable and consistently high quality — a staple of the FOAMed community.
Avalanche Education
3 resourcesAvalanche Canada — Learn
Comprehensive online learning covering avalanche terrain, snowpack assessment, decision frameworks and rescue techniques. Free, well-produced, and essential reading for anyone planning to travel in avalanche terrain.
Avalanche NZ — Online Course
The New Zealand Mountain Safety Council's free structured online avalanche awareness course. Clear, well-paced and an excellent foundation for clinicians new to avalanche terrain before undertaking more formal AST training.
Equipment
3 resourcesTelemark Pyrénées
Specialist ski touring equipment retailer with deep knowledge of backcountry and alpine touring gear. Excellent range of touring skis, bindings, boots, skins and safety equipment from specialist brands not always available elsewhere.
Varuste.net
Helsinki-based outdoor retailer with a vast range spanning ski touring, scuba diving, climbing and trekking — all in one place with global shipping. Particularly strong on technical diving equipment and Scandinavian specialist brands.
Bogong Outdoors
Melbourne-based specialist outdoor equipment retailer, well stocked with ski touring and alpine gear, technical packs, trekking equipment and technical clothing. Strong knowledge base and particularly good for Australian expedition preparation.
Clothing
3 resourcesMont Australia
Australian manufacturer of high-quality technical outdoor clothing and sleeping bags, built specifically for alpine and expedition use. Down jackets, hard shells and sleeping systems at competitive prices — made to last in genuine mountain conditions.
Rab Outdoors
UK-based technical clothing brand with a serious reputation in alpinism and expedition use. Down jackets, GORE-TEX hardshells, sleeping bags and mid layers engineered for genuine high-altitude and cold weather performance.
Small Planet — Queenstown
Queenstown-based outdoor clothing and equipment specialist with strong expertise in expedition and alpine clothing. Well-positioned for New Zealand expedition preparation and a good source of technical merino and layering systems.
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